Author Archives: Tom Robinson

(Des Moines, IA) - Two people were wounded and a third arrested after gunfire erupted in a Des Moines grocery store. Two women were involved Sunday morning in a spontaneous dispute inside the east sid...

(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested an Oakland, Iowa, man on drug possession charges. Police conducted a traffic stop near Highway 34 and 4th Streets in Red Oak for a traffic infraction early this morni...

(Atlantic) The bridge construction project on Highway 83 (2nd Street) on the west edge of Atlantic is scheduled for completion in roughly three weeks, according to Brian Smith, Resident Construction E...

(Red Oak) The Red Oak Fire Department responded to a dumpster fire (Monday) this morning at approximately 9:30 a.m. when a witness reported smoke coming from a dumpster located at the H&H Trailer ...

(Atlantic) On Monday morning, Atlantic Fire Chief Tom Cappel released the cause of Sunday's fire at the American Best Value Inn and Suites. The Atlantic Fire Department responded to the Hotel at 3:49 ...

(Creston) Creston Police reported two arrests on Saturday. Police arrested 28-year-old Roger Melendez-Velasco of Afton at 12:18 a.m. at Elm and Union Streets for OWI 1st offense. Officers' transported...

(Des Moines) The National Weather Service in Des Moines issued a Heat Advisory for parts of southwest and western Iowa from 11:00 a.m. this morning until 10:00 p.m. this evening. Heat index values are...

(Des Moines, IA) -- Governor Kim Reynolds has signed into law the bill to revamp Iowa's can and bottle deposit law. The bill increases the handling fees for redemption centers from one to three cents ...

(Des Moines, IA) -- Deidre DeJear is the Iowa Democratic Party's nominee for governor and will face Republican incumbent Kim Reynolds in November. DeJear told fellow party members in Des Moines this w...

(Atlantic) Atlantic firefighters responded to a fire at the American Best Value Inn and Suites at around 3:49 p.m. on Sunday on East 7th Street in Atlantic. Atlantic Fire Chief Tom Cappell says the ca...